4931109 Public Hearing Notice (Revised And Abbreviated) on B20-675, "Centralized Medicaid Billing Protection Amendment Act of 2014"
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Health
Notice of Public Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 REVISED AND
ABBREVIATED
COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING
on
Bill 20-675, the “Centralized Medicaid Billing Protection Amendment Act of 2014”
Friday, June 20, 2014
2:00 p.m., Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, announces a public hearing on Bill 20-675, the “Centralized Medicaid Billing Protection Amendment Act of 2014”. The hearing will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building. Please note that this notice is abbreviated per Council Rule 421, as it reflects a new start time; this hearing was originally scheduled for 12:00pm.
The purpose of this bill is to amend the District of Columbia Medical Assistance Program Act to consolidate Medicaid billing functions in order to increase transparency in agency Medicaid billing standards, decrease fraud, enhance review of service utilization across agencies, and provide for greater coordination of care.
Those who wish to testify should contact Rayna Smith, Committee Director to the Committee on Health, at 202-741-2111 or via e-mail at rsmith@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted by the close of business on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.
For those unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements can be emailed to rsmith@dccouncil.us or mailed to Rayna Smith at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 115, Washington, D.C., 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 2014.
